TY - JOUR
T1 - Arg660Ser mutation in Thermus acquaticus DNA polymerase I suppresses T→C transitions
T2 - Implication of wobble base pair formation at the nucleotide incorporation step
AU - Yoshida, Katsushi
AU - Tosaka, Aki
AU - Kamiya, Hiroyuki
AU - Murate, Takashi
AU - Kasai, Hiroshi
AU - Nimura, Yuji
AU - Ogawa, Masanori
AU - Yoshida, Shonen
AU - Suzuki, Motoshi
PY - 2001/10/15
Y1 - 2001/10/15
N2 - We examined the replication fidelity of an Arg660Ser (R660S) mutant of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase I (Taq pol I). In a forward mutation assay, R660S showed a marked reduction in T→C transitions, one of the most frequent errors made by the wild-type enzyme. Steady-state kinetics showed that R660S discriminates against dGTP incorporation at a template T 13-fold better than the wild-type. R660S was also 3.2-fold less efficient than the wild-type at extending a T:dG mismatch. These results indicate that R660S has enhanced fidelity during incorporation and extension, which reduces its T→C transition frequency. Interestingly, R660S also discriminated correct from incorrect nucleotides at the incorporation step of C:dATP, A:dATP, G:dATP and C:8-OH-dGTP mispairs 28-, 6.0-, 4.1- and 6.8-fold better, respectively, than the wild-type, although it may not always be as accurate as the wild-type at the extension step. A structural model suggests that Arg660 may participate in two interactions that influence fidelity; the guanidinium group of Arg660 might interact with the incoming guanine base at the major groove and it might compete for forming another interaction with the primer terminus. Substituting Arg with Ser may eliminate or alter these interactions and destabilize the closed complex with incorrect substrates. Our data also suggest that T:dGTP and C:dATP base pairs form 'wobble' structures at the incorporation step of Taq pol I.
AB - We examined the replication fidelity of an Arg660Ser (R660S) mutant of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase I (Taq pol I). In a forward mutation assay, R660S showed a marked reduction in T→C transitions, one of the most frequent errors made by the wild-type enzyme. Steady-state kinetics showed that R660S discriminates against dGTP incorporation at a template T 13-fold better than the wild-type. R660S was also 3.2-fold less efficient than the wild-type at extending a T:dG mismatch. These results indicate that R660S has enhanced fidelity during incorporation and extension, which reduces its T→C transition frequency. Interestingly, R660S also discriminated correct from incorrect nucleotides at the incorporation step of C:dATP, A:dATP, G:dATP and C:8-OH-dGTP mispairs 28-, 6.0-, 4.1- and 6.8-fold better, respectively, than the wild-type, although it may not always be as accurate as the wild-type at the extension step. A structural model suggests that Arg660 may participate in two interactions that influence fidelity; the guanidinium group of Arg660 might interact with the incoming guanine base at the major groove and it might compete for forming another interaction with the primer terminus. Substituting Arg with Ser may eliminate or alter these interactions and destabilize the closed complex with incorrect substrates. Our data also suggest that T:dGTP and C:dATP base pairs form 'wobble' structures at the incorporation step of Taq pol I.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 11600709
AN - SCOPUS:0035886476
SN - 0305-1048
VL - 29
SP - 4206
EP - 4214
JO - Nucleic acids research
JF - Nucleic acids research
IS - 20
ER -